What was the last creative way you used a disappointing product?
I pulled out a few makeup brushes that I don’t like but still had on hand and used them to clean between my keyboard keys!
— Christine
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I’m going to try to crush up old eyeshadow to make watercolors. I read online that if I add a few drops of gum arabic which is just a binder, I can make watercolor paint palettes like the ones they sell in store. However, I heard also that this works better with loose eyeshadows. Well, no pain no gain. I’m gonna try it on my wet n wild palettes (cuz cheap haha).
Lmao and I thought I was the only one who clean their laptop with makeup brushes ??
Nope, not by a long shot ??
I used a too-pink powder foundation as a no-blush blush!
HAHA Christine! Got a good laugh out of that.
I used some really terrible cheap brushes to smudge charcoals and to remove colored pencil dust. ?
I don’t have any come to mind, but I’m here for the other answers! Maybe I’ll get more ideas. 🙂
Great question!
Other than using an old powder formula dry shampoo as a grease stain remover, I cannot think of anything else? And that’s only if I don’t have any cornstarch on hand!
The only thing that jumps readily to mind is using e/s as colouring mediums for art projects. The shimmers are particularly pretty when used on dry paper clay or resin products and then sealed.
I used a facial moisturiser that I didn’t like as a hand and body moisturiser. I wasn’t going to waste the product.
Along the same line as you Christine. I use some brushes that I have to apply masks.
I’ve used face brushes to brush glue onto the back of puzzles.
I plan to use a face cleanser which broke me out as hand soap or brush cleaner. I don’t think that’s very creative though!
Neutrogena All-in-One Cleansing Lotion doesn’t feel great as a face wash, but man does it get my foundation brushes bright white again (baby shampoo and Beauty Blender cleanser never could).
I also use Maybelline’s SuperStay foundation as a spot concealer, it’s too thick for me as a foundation but cheaper and doesn’t blend away like most other concealers tend to do on me.
When I don’t like a shampoo, I use it to clean my bathtub or sink. Smells awesome.
I use face moisturizers that break me out and samples that I don’t like on my hands, they’re less greasy and less perfumey than most hand creams. Waste not, want not.
I removed the crappy blush from a LE compact I liked. I crushed up the blush, and worked it through a small sieve, and it applies much better as a loose powder.
Next, I took a mirror I saved out from packaging that broke, and glued it into the empty compact, so at least I can use it as a purse mirror.
Crushed glitter eyeshadow mixed with a body lotion. It turns out in a beautiful body shimmer in summer!
That’s a great idea, Christine! I use the compacts of powders I don’t like as mirrors when travelling or to the beach, cause I don’t mind if they break or get sand in them (not very creative, though)
Hair conditioners that don’t deliver on their promises make really amazing shave lotion.
I used broken eyeshadow in a clear top coat to make a purple shimmer nail polish.
I’ve used cakey looking loose setting powder as a grease stain treatment.
I have given an eyeliner brush to a friend who paints miniatures.
You can take any bad eyeshadow(dry, doesnt blend well, chunky shimmers etc.) And scrap a little onto a palette with a spoolie and mix it with a mixing medium. Makes an awesome colorful or shimmery eyeliner or makes it super easy to paint on a cut crease.